FOR. ADAM? ADAM: EMILY, YOU MAY REMEMBER LAST FALL BOSTON HAD HIS FIRST EVER HOTEL STRIKE AND A GROUP OF -- AT A GROUP OF MARRIOTT HOTELS. 75 WORKERS ARE DEMANDING BETTER PAY AND BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS SO THEY SAY THEY CAN HAVE A BETTER LIFE. ♪ >> GUYS WOULD CLOCK OUT AND DO FREE WORK IN THIS IS HOW THEY TREATED US. ADAM: 75 UNION WORKERS WALKING OFF THE JOB AT THE BATTERY WHARF HOTEL CLAIMING THE COMPANY IS NOT PAYING A FAIR WAGE AND WANTS TO ELIMINATE CONTRACT LANGUAGE FOR THINGS LIKE JOB SECURITY, SCHEDULING AND HEALTH CARE. >> I’VE HAD TO TAKE THREE JOBS OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS JUST TO PAY MY BILLS. WE’VE LOST, I HAVE TAKEN A PAY CUT EVERY YEAR HIGH BEEN HERE. SINCE ONCE MORE TOOK -- WSEST MORE TOOK OVER. ADAM: THEY SAY THAT WORKERS LIKE HOUSEKEEPERS AND FINDS -- AND FRONT DESK WORKERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH. >> WE DID NOT EXPECT TO STRIKE AT THIS HOTEL. ADAM: THE PROTEST LEFT GUESTS IN THE LURCH. MARK AND LINDA PLAN TO VISIT FROM D.C. BUT DECIDED TO STAY ALSO. >> LO AND WE HOLD, THERE THEY ARE. WE’LL BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PLACE. ADAM: THAT EXACTLY WHAT SOME MEMBERS OF BOSTON’S CITY COUNCIL ARE CALLING FOR, SAYING IF THE PROTEST EXTENDS INTO NEXT WEEK THEY WILL PASS A RESOLUTION ASKING PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY. >> TO CALL ON EVERYONE TO BOYCOTT THIS HOTEL UNTIL THEY TREAT WORKERS WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY THEY DESERVE. >> THESE WORKERS ARE EXTERNALLY ORGANIZED, THEY ARE EXTERNALLY AGITATED AND THEY ARE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES. >> THEY CHARGE BIG MONEY FOR THESE ROOMS. IT IS NOT RIGHT. HEY THE HOUSEKEEPERS LIVABLE WAGE. ADAM: MEANTIME THE HOTEL AND ITS OWNER THE WESTMONT HOTEL AT THE GROUP DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT. THE WORKERS SAY THEY WILL BE OUT HERE EVERY DAY FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. UNTIL THEY GET A DEAL. LI

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Updated: 5:45 PM EDT Sep 5, 2019

About 75 workers at a Boston hotel have walked off the job to protest what a union calls an unfair contract proposal.Housekeepers, cooks, bellmen, banquet servers, and front desk agents at the Battery Wharf Hotel went on strike Thursday morning.Unite Here Local 26 officers said hotel management wants to freeze wages, do away with pensions and union health insurance, get rid of provisions protecting job security, and eliminate right to a fair schedule.Negotiations began in March 2018, and the union said that management has not agreed to language that protects women, immigrants and African-Americans. "I honestly can't believe it's come to this. We did not expect to strike at this hotel. We expected smooth negotiations, but the company's position throughout the bargaining has led us to this day," a union organizer said. "These workers are extremely organized, they're extremely agitated and they're willing to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to get a contract that will make it so one job can be enough." The hotel in a statement said it appreciates its employees and is grateful for their patience during the bargaining process. The hotel says it's "striving to reach a fair agreement for all involved."The Associated Press contributed to this report

BOSTON —

About 75 workers at a Boston hotel have walked off the job to protest what a union calls an unfair contract proposal.

Unite Here Local 26 officers said hotel management wants to freeze wages, do away with pensions and union health insurance, get rid of provisions protecting job security, and eliminate right to a fair schedule.

Negotiations began in March 2018, and the union said that management has not agreed to language that protects women, immigrants and African-Americans.

"I honestly can't believe it's come to this. We did not expect to strike at this hotel. We expected smooth negotiations, but the company's position throughout the bargaining has led us to this day," a union organizer said. "These workers are extremely organized, they're extremely agitated and they're willing to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to get a contract that will make it so one job can be enough."

The hotel in a statement said it appreciates its employees and is grateful for their patience during the bargaining process. The hotel says it's "striving to reach a fair agreement for all involved."